The flu is here. Ugh! My littlest son was sick last week, my oldest and I are sick this week. The radio station has been one big flu virus all month so it's time to read up on ways to prevent sickness. According to health.com there are some surprising ways to prevent the flu or a cold.

Lose the booze - It disrupts your sleep cycle.

Sipping tea helps - breathing in steam stimulates the cilia, which are the hair follicles in the nose. This moves the germs out more efficiently.

Flu season is here, and even though it seems to have been pretty tame so far if you are experiencing flu symptoms you might be able to participate in a free flu study in Twin falls at Asthma and Allergy of Idaho.

As I write this, the front office sounds like the Tuberculosis Wing at the hospital. Everyone has returned from holiday break coughing, hacking, sneezing, and generally sounding gross. But why did everyone get sick? Does the cold make you sick?

Everybody seems to be sick this time of year. I've noticed that some people are become extremely sick which is different from the usual cold we see this time of year. My family and some co-workers have been sick for the past week and I didn't think it was anything but a flu/cold until I received a note from my sons school. The note informed parents that strep throat is in some of the schools class rooms and if your child has a fever and a rash please keep your child at home. I am not sure if my sons school is the only school facing this issue or if all Twin Falls schools are seeing children with strep throat. Did your child receive a note regarding strep throat?

I like chobani yogurt. It tastes good, is all natural and the plant is in our backyard. Unbforunatly for Chobani, two months ago rumors surfaced about moldy yogurt cups from the Twin Falls plant. People continue to report illnesses to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

According to The Times-news, reports of illness have tainted Chobani Yogurt and have more than doubled over the past two weeks. The FDA received nearly 300 unconfirmed reports of illness since Sept. 10, when the initial report was at 89, said spokeswoman Shelly Burgess.

Summer colds are terrible. There is nothing like having a fever when it's 95 degrees outside. All complaining aside. We all get colds and unfortunately life doesn't stop when we do. So we have to just deal with them

A lot of families are dealing with the flu this year. As soon as one child gets over this nasty virus the other child comes down with it. I have heard everything from kids missing an entire week of school to adults breaking out in rashes.

According to WPTV.com the Unites States is in the middle of one of its most severe flu seasons in years.

The government's CDC website is giving the following tips to prevent the flu:

If you went shopping last Saturday you will probably do anything to avoid the crowds this weekend. The idea of going shopping this weekend is HORRIBLE. The crowds are going to be in full force and it's going to get ugly. So wouldn't it be better to shop when places are WAY emptier . . . like tomorrow morning?

If you haven't heard by now, Kate Middleton is expecting. Overall, I like Kate Middleton so I am excited for her. As a women I feel for her because she just completed her first trimester. All women know that you can be very sick in the first trimester.

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